Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool antique sewing I have learned that boxes

I have learned that boxes like this were made to house Mahjong sets

while the box is very worn and taped together a bit on the sides

Really sweet

I was struck at the moment by the similarities among them in their charming

Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool antique sewing I have learned that boxesThis little petit point on wool embroidery just makes me happy; as with old samplers, I think it wonderfully caries the hand and sensibility of its maker, and I love it all the more for its moth holes and lost stitches. While it reads as black in these photos, the wool backing is a dark blue, and indeed there are a few small holes near the top right edge. It is sold as found in a very old, pretty worn gilded wood frame, the wood back of which shows